ageing
Critical thinking
More on aging
Housing / insurance
Advance Directives
100
A woman fears getting old because she does not believe that older adults fit into mainstream society. This fear is called.
gerontophobia
100
Studying a population's statistical data such as age, income, size, distribution, and education is called:
Demographics
100
this organization has 30 million members older than age 50 and lobbies to advance the political and economic interests of older adults
American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
100
Housing for older adults that requires a large initial investment and substantial monthly rental and service fees is:
a life lease or life contract facility
100
What is a durable power of attorney for health care:
gives a health care agent the authority to make health care decisions for another person should that other person be unable or incapable of doing so.
200
The average caregiver of an older person in the united states is male or female?
female (pg 20)
200
The fastest growing age population in the United States is:
85 and older
200
The inability to maintain personal care, shopping, bill paying , and meal preparation is an indicator of:
self-neglect (pg 22)
200
A volunteer stays with an older adult while the caregiver goes to church and then goes out to lunch with friends. This volunteer is providing?
respite care (pg 26)
200
Does the power of attorney have any rights when it comes to mental health care facilities?
No...the person who is in need of mental health care must either voluntarily sign in ; have an emergency order of detention (EOD OR OED); or have a judge determine they are incapacitated and commit them to the facility for 90 days.
300
poor hygiene and malnutrition (pg 23)
What are signs of elder abuse
300
the activation of harmful genes initiates the aging process
The Gene Theory of aging
300
the disliking of or discrimination against older adults based on the belief that older people are unattractive, unintelligent, and unproductive.
What is ageism?
300
When discussing extended care with a patient who has had a hip replacement and needs physical therapy, the nurse would recommend a)n):
skilled care facility
300
What is legal guardian
A judge must determine the person is incapacitated and a legal guardian is appointed by the judge. All rights of the person are taken away. However, the legal guardian still can not "sign a person into" a mental health facility. One must obtain an OED.
400
uses a genetic perspective and suggests that aging is a programmed process in which a "biological clock" ticks off a predetermined number of cell divisions
What is biological theory of aging
400
the theory that identifies an unstable molecule as the causative factor in aging
What is free radical
400
vascular fragility will cause
senile purpura (subcutaneous hemorrhage)
400
The broadest sweeping legislation that is beneficial to the older adult is :
Medicare and Medicaid
400
an elderly client in a skilled nusing facility has become gradually more disoriented over the last six months with no return to her baseline condition mental status. This client is more likely experiencing .........?
dementia
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